Craft Homes scoops five African Property Awards for Johannesburg developments
October 27 2026 16:40 Craft Homes received five awards at the 2026-2027 African Property Awards, held in association with International Property & Travel, including three five-star awards naming them the best in South Africa in their categories. Three of its Johannesburg developments were honoured across categories spanning marketing, sustainability, residential development and apartment design. The […]
InTouch beats the FIC’s own sanctions alert by almost 10 hours
October 22 2026 17:53 A South African compliance platform had re-screened its clients’ entire books against Friday’s UN sanctions amendments at 06:02. The regulator’s update email followed at 15:52. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA On Friday, 16 October 2026, accountable institutions using InTouch’s Continuous TFS Screening started their working day with their entire client base already re-screened […]
Vered Estates and MortgageMarket launch Red Property Finance to take the pain out of getting a home loan
October 21 2026 17:45 Jonathan Novick, CEO of Vered Estates and Timothy Akinnusi, CEO of MortgageMarket Residential estate agency Vered Estates and fintech mortgage originator MortgageMarket have formed a strategic partnership to make it simpler, faster and safer for South Africans to finance a home. The partnership launches Red Property Finance, a technology-driven home loan […]
Equites lifts interim dividend 5.1% as its UK exit nears the finish line and gearing drops to 28.1%
October 15 2026 11:20 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA JSE-listed specialist logistics landlord Equites Property Fund (JSE: EQU) on Thursday declared an interim dividend of 72.57 cents per share for the six months to end-August 2026, up 5.1% on the 69.04 cents it paid a year ago. The Cape Town-based real estate investment trust (Reit) reaffirmed […]
Hammerson goes on the front foot: Manchester Arndale deal, raised guidance and a 2027 pipeline set the tone for the JSE-listed retail landlord’s next phase
October 8 2026 15:45 Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre LONDON AND JOHANNESBURG, UNITED KINGDOM Hammerson, the JSE- and London-listed owner of some of the UK, Ireland and France’s best-known large shopping destinations, is heading into the end of 2026 and into 2027 with its strongest earnings momentum in years and a clear change of gear. After […]
FindHomes launches free rental data platform as new figures reveal a market split in two
October 6 2026 13:30 CAPE TOWN, South Africa New platform tracks more than 156,000 live long-term rentals, giving South Africans free access to suburb-level asking rents, price reductions and market trends Local property intelligence company FindHomes has opened its rental intelligence platform to the public for free, giving renters, landlords and property professionals access to […]
Burstone says its performance is holding steady as it balances challenges in different markets
September 30 2026 13:40 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Burstone Group (JSE: BTN) has kept its full-year guidance intact, even while warning that first-half earnings growth will land slightly below that range. In a voluntary pre-close trading update for the six months to 30 September 2026, the diversified property group reaffirmed that it expects distributable income per […]
Shoprite set to buy Vida e Caffè chain as Portugal inspired chain turns 25
September 2 2026 13:40 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Shoprite announced that in August it agreed to acquire the South African coffee chain, Vida e Caffè. If you have been to an airport in South Africa, you would have seen a Vida store. Shoprite would buy Vida’s 400 corporate and franchise stores across eight countries. Vida […]
Hammerson’s total net rental income climbs 40%
August 5 2026 15:50 Manchester Arndale JSE-listed Hammerson Plc, the landlord who owns numerous large retail centres in the UK and Europe, recently reported healthy growth in its income and returns in its financial results for the six months to end-June 2026. Hammerson saw its total net income climb 40% during the reporting period. It […]
GCR Ratings affirms Vukile issuer rating
July 24 2026 16:30 SOUTH AFRICA GCR Ratings this week released a credit rating announcement in which retail landlord Vukile’s credit rating has remained unchanged and GCR has affirmed the national scale issuer rating of AA+(ZA) and A1+(ZA), for the long and short-term respectively, with a stable outlook. GCR said the issuer rating reflected Vukile’s […]